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Practical tips, financial wisdom, and thought leadership on money management and Christian stewardship.

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How compound interest can super charge your generosity

When it comes to managing our finances, deciding how to invest our money is one of the most significant choices we make.

  • Finance explained
  • Savings
  • Stewardship

4 min read 23 Jun 2025

Ross Ellis-Butcher

Ross Ellis-Butcher

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Current accounts vs savings: where should your money be?

Most of us wouldn’t dream of asking someone, ‘How much is in your bank account?’ But perhaps if we had more open conversations about our money, we would be more intentional about how and where we keep it.

  • Finance explained
  • Savings

2 min read 23 Jun 2025

Ross Ellis-Butcher

Ross Ellis-Butcher

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Should I choose a fixed or variable-rate account?

Understanding your options and how your savings can help churches grow.

  • Finance explained
  • Savings

3 min read 23 Jun 2025

Pod Bhogal

Pod Bhogal

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10 tips for strong and lasting youth ministry

Simon Scott shares 10 essential tips to help those in paid and voluntary youth work deliver activities that enable young people to engage with the gospel.

  • Church leadership

3 min read 1 Mar 2025

Author-Simon-Scott

Simon Scott

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Eight ways to save money in the New Year

Read CAP’s eight ways to save money in the new year and you can make some quick and easy savings.

  • Savings
  • Stewardship

3 min read 31 Jan 2025

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CAP

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Guiding churches through property projects

A Q&A with Jon Broome, Property Services Lead at Kingdom Bank.

  • Church leadership
  • Governance
  • Property Services

3 mins read 30 Oct 2024

Jon Broome

Jon Broome

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Savings accounts, ISAs and bonds: what’s the difference?

Finding the right place to save your money can be daunting, especially for Christians wanting to align their financial choices with gospel values.

  • Finance explained
  • Savings

3 mins read 7 Jun 2024

Ross Ellis-Butcher

Ross Ellis-Butcher

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Five questions to ask when choosing a bank

Most of us don’t have time to do a full-scale research project when looking for a bank, and it can feel overwhelming knowing where to begin.

  • Governance
  • Savings
  • Stewardship

4 mins read 21 May 2024

Ruth Upton

Ruth Upton

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What do we need to do to open a savings account?

We spoke to Callum, part of our Account Management Team, about what organisations need to have ready if they want to open a savings account with Kingdom Bank.

  • Finance explained
  • Savings

4 mins read 18 Mar 2024

Callum Williams

Callum Williams

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What do we need to see for a church or charity mortgage?

We spoke to Kirsty, our Church and Charity Lending Manager about what the Kingdom Bank Lending Team look for when assessing a mortgage application.

  • Church leadership
  • Governance
  • Mortgages

3 min read 26 Feb 2024

Kirsty Gledhill

Kirsty Gledhill

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Why should my church save with Kingdom Bank?

One of the main questions we get as a bank is “why?” Why go to the effort of changing bank? Why choose a slightly lower interest rate than I can get elsewhere? Why does my banking need to be explicitly ‘Christian’?

  • Church leadership
  • Governance
  • Savings
  • Stewardship

3 min read 16 Jan 2024

Pod Bhogal

Pod Bhogal

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The ‘de-banking’ phenomenon​:​​ a response from our CEO

Paul Houghton, CEO of Kingdom Bank, provides his thoughts on the issue of 'de-banking'.

  • Finance explained
  • Governance
  • In the news

3 min read 4 Oct 2023

Paul Houghton

Paul Houghton